The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Groundfish Endangered Species Workgroup will hold a public meeting Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time and Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., or until business for the day has been completed. The meeting will be a hybrid format with the Workgroup meeting in person, with live streaming and remote participation options.
This meeting is being conducted remotely with a web broadcast that provides the opportunity for remote public comment. In the event an outage occurs or technical issues arise that impact the experience of remote attendees, we will attempt to resolve them but ultimately we cannot guarantee that they will be resolved satisfactorily.
Purpose of the meeting
The primary purpose of this meeting is to discuss and develop work products and recommendations for the Pacific Council’s June 2023 meeting. Specifically, the Workgroup will review recent information on incidental take of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), other than salmonids, in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. The Workgroup may propose for Pacific Council consideration, conservation and management measures to minimize bycatch of the pertinent ESA-listed species.
Meeting materials
- Meeting Agenda
- Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Eulachon in 2002– 2021 U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Draft: 4/10/2023)
- Fishing Effort in the 2002-2021 U.S. Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries. 2023 (Draft)
- Observed and Estimated Bycatch of Green Sturgeon in 2002-2021 U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries (Draft)
- Estimated Humpback Whale Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries, 2002 – 2021
- Leatherback Sea Turtle Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries 2002‐2021 (Draft)
- Estimated Short-tailed Albatross Bycatch in the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Fisheries, 2002 – 2021
- FE Report Tables 2002-2021 (Excel Workbook)
Webinar option (National Marine Fisheries Service WebEx)
April 12
https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?MTID=m00bb16125234882e84a504e412220211
Meeting number: 2764 217 7135
Password: 5032312200
If joining by phone only
+1-415-527-5035 US Toll
Access code: 276 421 77135
Password: 50323122
April 13
https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?MTID=medf5d8ad775dab3049861625c54525d3
Meeting number: 2763 485 0764
Password: 5032312200
If joining by phone only
+1-415-527-5035 US Toll
Access code: 276 348 50764
Password: 50323122
Webinar attendees: Should you need technical assistance, please contact IT specialist Jordan Roberts at 206-526-6157.
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Additional information
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jordan Roberts at least ten business days prior to the meeting date.
If you have additional questions regarding the meeting, please contact Brett Wiedoff at 503-820-2424; toll free 1-866-806-7204, extension 424.